Telegram-herald., 1887-07-24
GREAT NAVAL REVIEW
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PoErsaoUrH. July 23-Porlsmonth and
the South Sea have oeen thronged for days
past in anticipation Of the jubilee naval re-
view fxei fox this afternoon a. Spithead
Tie crowd ~as immensely augmented this
morning ~ the srFigzi of lnnumersble yis-
itors ffCm all parts OF the coautry. shO
came By special trains from London anu
other eentsrs.
The yessek participating Ia the pasent as
paTaders numbered i25 pennants. and in
ciuded three squadrons Of iroucla1s anu
cruisers, aggregaIlng thirty four vessels,
seyeDty-ny torpedo boats, gUnbOats and
lT0a defense ships, divided into i've fi0tlilas.
six training brigs and thirteen troop ships.
Besides taese Is ships under drill there
were Imperial and Indian troop ships ap-
pointed 10 carry the distinguished visitors
andsmall vessels and dock y ard craft allotted
% the corporation OF Portsmouth. all of
which we're taken and bIlskly Used. The
war ships were drawn up ia four lines
facing up the channel. the slarDoard
column being opposite the Isle of Wright,
the port column being oil Portsmouth. The
ships were stationed TWO cables apart, the
lines being three cables between. The
houllss were ranged ia double columns be-
tween the port column OF the ironclads
and the main lands, and the troopshiss
were placed ia 4 single column between
the starboard line and the Isle of
Wight. This made four lines of
vessels on one side of the channel and
three on the other, extending from the
South sea Castle 10 the Rye Middle Shoal, a
distance Of over two miles. Zach snip was
patIoled by steamboat space between her
and the ship next 10 the eastward 10 keep
the scene free from intrusion. Th9 Mino-
tour kept clear the east approach TO the
alley between the ironclad columns aud the
Agincourt did the same for the east ap-
prosch 10 the alley between the divisions
ana the fiotillas.
At 10 o'clock two Deyonshire tugs blocked
the west entrance TO the lines 70 all but the
ships of war. and the Manly and Malta at
, clock went on duty keeping the eastern
entrance 10 the lines clear. The four tugs
being under the orders of the master of the
fleet. The troop ships and other vessels
conveying visitors were permitted TO make
a tour of the columns before o'clock. after
which they took up the positions assigned
them. The small vessels appropriated TO
the visitors sncbored at 2 o'clock abreast
the torpedo fotilla. The private craft car
rying sight must have numbered sew
eral hundred. They represented pleasure
boats of all nations and climes, and darted
about like birds OF different plumage. M
parting uupafdbeitu Ocduty ~ lie oCcirs
otherwise unprecedented.
The Queen embarked, on the Royal
yatcht Victoria and Albert, which passed
between the lines Of war vessels, and was
ssluted with cheer after cheer. After she
had passed the cannon Kept up deafen-
ing roar, causing quite a sea on the water.
Taken altogether the vessels drawn up
in line when the Queen passed extended
over four miles, and even this length was
added 10 by the great troop ships laden
with spectators, also falling INTO line and
saluting the Queen as. sAR< <niada.b - aro-
gress. After the review all visitors were
landed